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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals' Bullpen Lets One Slip Away — To the denizens of Citizens Bank Park, Jason Bergmann didn't appear fatigued or flailing in the sixth inning Tuesday night. The Washington Nationals right-hander, who has turned his season around since opening it with an epic 50-pitch inning …
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George King / New York Post:
ALEX ON HIS FUTURE: CALL ME STAY-ROD — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It wasn't a guarantee that he won't opt out of his contract in November, but Alex Rodriguez uttered his strongest statement yet on the subject. — Sitting in the Yankees' dugout before a 6-4 loss to the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Call him Stay-Rod — Loves N.Y. but won't nix opting out — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez's start has surely opened eyes around the majors, and with the opt-out clause that he can exercise at the end of the year, several teams are surely thinking about how much money they can throw at the two-time MVP this winter.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Cubs roll by Brewers after Sheets injury (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Derrek Lee and Cliff Floyd each got four hits and the Chicago Cubs broke loose after Brewers ace Ben Sheets was hurt, beating Milwaukee 9-3 on a damp, chilly Wednesday. — It was just 44 degrees at Wrigley Field when the game began after a 71-minute rain delay.
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Yahoo! Sports:
Padres RHP Peavy strikes out 9 in a row (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Jake Peavy fell one strike short of Tom Seaver's major league record of 10 consecutive strikeouts. — Peavy struck out the side in the second, third and fourth innings of the San Diego Padres' game at the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Lineups, etc. — Back up from the clubhouse, where it started off slow and picked up steam as the media availability progressed. — Coco Crisp is out of the lineup again, as is Dustin Pedroia. But for two different reasons, obviously. Crisp is still having trouble with that oblique …
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Yahoo! Sports:
Rockies bang out 20 hits, rip Mets 11-5 (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Willy Taveras got five of Colorado's season-high 20 hits and the Rockies snapped out of an offensive drought Wednesday with an 11-5 rout of the New York Mets. — Todd Helton had four hits and three RBIs and John Mabry added a three-run homer.
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Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
Game 1 4/2/07 @ KC — Not sure where to even start. Two words sum it up best, no command. Can't remember a game where I couldn't make adjustments but today was certainly one of those. Not so much the secondary pitches but no fastball command is not something that happens much, if at all …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
For once, offense saves the bullpen — Neither a starter who is undefeated against Detroit nor a bullpen that is considered one of the best in baseball could prevent the Angels from blowing a one-touchdown lead Tuesday. — The top three batters in the Angels order, Gary Matthews Jr. …
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Brian McTaggart / Houston Chronicle:
Astros pollute Pittsburgh with play — Garner blasts lack of focus in loss to Pirates — PITTSBURGH — There was no sugarcoating or excuse-making. Astros manager Phil Garner instead gave a concise — and accurate — description of Tuesday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. — "We stunk tonight.
Patrick Sullivan / Baseball Analysts:
Best in Class — Every year we all place a little too much stock in early season results. Yet while it's too early to discern much of anything at this point, there is still more evidence than we had four weeks ago when we were all running around like we knew something predicting what would unfold this season.
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Todd Zolecki / philly.com:
Phillies Notes | Lonely lefty Smith focuses on positive — PHILLIES NOTES — Because he is the only lefthander in the Phillies' bullpen, Matt Smith finds that his successes and failures are magnified. — So far, the results have not been pretty. Smith has a 10.80 ERA in eight appearances.
Charlie Nobles / MLB.com:
Notes: Olsen works on mechanics — Left-hander looks to get back on track after two subpar starts — MIAMI — Scott Olsen believes he has identified the flaw in his pitching mechanics that led him to having two forgettable performances after starting the season 2-0.
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:Pitching adrift early, late as Braves score in flurries against Marlins
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ESPN:
Jays to put Zaun on DL with injured hand — BOSTON — Toronto catcher Gregg Zaun will be placed on the 15-day disabled list after injuring his right hand in Tuesday night's game against Boston. — He will be replaced on the Blue Jays' roster by Sal Fasano.
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Bronx Banter
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Chavez's squeeze gives Mets win in 12 — RBI bunt gives New York 15th win in last 16 vs. Rox at Shea — NEW YORK — Some 45 minutes after the Mets had left the field, their smiles hadn't left their faces. They were little-boy smiles, broader and brighter than usual. The Mets were getting giddy with it.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets to partner with Delgado's charity — Extra Bases expands to help local kids, needy families — NEW YORK — On Monday, Carlos Delgado gave Mets fans a thrill with his first home run of the season. On Tuesday, he gave a whole lot more. — Delgado and the Mets announced …
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